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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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